The 89 meter long, 2876 dwt LPG tanker Kanthicha caught fire while anchored at Phuket, Thailand. The fire started in the communications room. The crew attempted to put of the flames, but there was too much smoke. The crew requested assistance with personnel from the Marine Department and a helicopter from the Thai Navy responding. Their combined effort the fire was extinguished a few hours later. No reports of injuries or pollution released.
A barge sank on the Chao Phraya River in the Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province of Thailand. The barge had a cargo of 2,300 tons of sugar which was release into the river. The sugar quickly dissolves and causes the oxygen levels in the river to drop. The Pollution Control Department states the dissolved oxygen level in the river is at 1.9 mg/litre which is much lower than the normal levels of 3 to 6 mg/litre. Also, the barge rests in a narrow section of the river which has stopped river traffic. Clean up operations are being conducted and hopes that rainfall and water released by a dam upriver will restore the water quality. Authorities are demanding the barge to be removed quickly as possible.
The tanker Boi Star City collided with the tug near the Esso Sriracha Refinery at Laem Chabang, Thailand. The tug sank killing 1 man on board. No further details reported.
